Manfred Eicher is amongst the recipients of the ‘Cultural Prize of the Bayerische Landesstiftung’ 2013. The prize is given for outstanding achievements in the arts and sciences. Former honorees have included architect Alexander Freiherr von Branca, theatre director Dieter Dorn, actor and author Gerhard Polt, conductor Enoch Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, and August Everding, the former general director of the Bavarian State Opera.